STATE BILLWA SB 6081PASSED

Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.

State of Washington
Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Mar 16, 2026
241 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
WA SB 6081 · PassedMar 16

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Bill details

Last action
Effective date 3/16/2026. · Mar 16, 2026

Sponsors

JPJamie PedersenSenator · Democrat · SD-043Primary sponsor
MLMarko LiiasSenator · Democrat · SD-021
JBJessica BatemanSenator · Democrat · SD-022
MDManka DhingraSenator · Democrat · SD-045
NFNoel FrameSenator · Democrat · SD-036
RHRobert HasegawaSenator · Democrat · SD-011
TNT'wina NoblesSenator · Democrat · SD-028
RSRebecca SaldanaSenator · Democrat · SD-037
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DSDerek StanfordSenator · Democrat · SD-001
JVJavier ValdezSenator · Democrat · SD-046
CWClaire WilsonSenator · Democrat · SD-030

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 16, 2026Effective date 3/16/2026.Senate
Mar 16, 2026Chapter 56, 2026 Laws.Senate
Mar 16, 2026Governor signed.Senate
Mar 10, 2026Delivered to Governor.Senate
Mar 5, 2026Speaker signed.House
Mar 4, 2026President signed.Senate
Mar 3, 2026Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 5.House
Mar 3, 2026Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.House
Show 25 earlier actions
Mar 2, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.House
Feb 25, 2026Referred to Rules 2 Review.House
Feb 24, 2026Minority; without recommendation.House
Feb 24, 2026SGOV - Majority; do pass.House
Feb 24, 2026Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.House
Feb 20, 2026Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.House
Feb 14, 2026First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.House
Feb 11, 2026Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Senate
Feb 11, 20261st substitute bill substitutedSenate
Feb 10, 2026Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Senate
Feb 6, 2026Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.Senate
Feb 5, 2026Minority; without recommendation.Senate
Feb 5, 2026Minority; do not pass.Senate
Feb 5, 2026TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Senate
Feb 5, 2026Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.Senate
Feb 3, 2026Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.Senate
Jan 26, 2026Referred to Transportation.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Minority; without recommendation.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Minority; do not pass.Senate
Jan 23, 2026And refer to Transportation.Senate
Jan 23, 2026SGTE - Majority; do pass.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.Senate
Jan 20, 2026Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.Senate
Jan 13, 2026First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections: do passJan 23, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 2 nayPassed
Senate Committee on Transportation: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do passFeb 5, 2026 · Senate · 10 yea · 4 nayPassed
Senate 3rd Reading & Final PassageFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 30 yea · 19 nayPassed
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: do passFeb 24, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed
House 3rd Reading & Final PassageMar 3, 2026 · House · 57 yea · 36 nayPassed

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